Melanie Anderson
Staff Writer
Dec. 9, 2004, Page 12
Doane's gathering policy may be the hot topic on campus concerning alcohol, but driving under the influence in Crete is not up for discussion.
Students thinking of taking their drinking parties on the road should be aware of the consequences that await them at the Crete Police Department.
Lt. Gary Young of the Crete Police explained what he and other officers are looking for on the roads.
"We are out on every road here in Crete, gravel roads, major roads, side streets, everywhere,” Young said. “Usually it's a traffic infraction like running lights or swerving in the road that draws our attention, then we are looking for bloodshot eyes, the smell of booze, slurred speech."
Crete's police force boasts not only a lineup of qualified officers on the roads but also has one officer who specializes in drug and alcohol impairments.
So far this year, Crete has made 100 arrests on charges of driving while impaired. That number makes up one-fifth of the total arrests made in Crete since January.
Young explained the procedure that students can expect if they are caught driving under the influence of alcohol while in Crete:
When an officer suspects that alcohol is a factor in a traffic stop, he or she will ask the driver to perform a number of field sobriety tests such as reciting the alphabet while standing on one leg.
If the driver fails the test, the next step is a breathalyzer test. Suspects are not required to submit to the tests, but they can be charged with a misdemeanor if they choose not to take the test.
The legal limit for blood alcohol content while driving is .08. Any higher number will land a driver in the back seat of a patrol car on a trip to the jail in Wilber.
Officers in Crete leave the impaired in the Wilber jail in the custody of the Wilbur sheriffs.
Once inside the Wilbur jail, the individual is forced to complete a long list of tasks.
After changing into prison orange, locking up all possessions and answering a full history questionaire administered by an officer, the individual is locked into a small, bare cell to cool off and sober up.
Eight hours, a phone call to a friend or relative, and a $250 bail later, the individual is free to go -- if it is his or her first offense and if the person is a resident of the state.
Once out of prison, the suspected drunk driver is still not out of the woods.
If convicted after a meeting with the judge, the driver could face anything from court-ordered alcohol counseling to 60 days in jail for the first offense. In either case, the driver is saddled with a record that could haunt the driver for some time.
Young said that Crete police are out looking for drunk drivers to help keep both students and citizens safe on the roads.
"Once you are behind the wheel [after drinking], you are a risk to the community of Crete,” Young said. “We encourage the designated driver program. If we see someone impared, we will try to stop them before they get into a car and try to find a ride for them."
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Monday, May 7, 2007
Haller’s zeal for literature goes beyond the classroom
Jessica Votipka
Staff Writer
Dec. 9, 2004, Page 12
English professor Evelyn Haller speaks quietly, carefully and with precision. Her experiences influence both her conversations and her teaching.
While Haller, chairwoman of the English department, is well-known for her classroom lessons, few realize how much she brings to Doane from outside the classroom. Haller's academic life often melds with her recreational time.
"I arrange my summers around conferences," Haller said. "There's an annual Virginia Woolf conference toward the end of June. The Ezra Pound Conference is every other year; I'm giving a paper on Ezra Pound's translation of a tragedy by Sophocles. That conference is going be in Italy."
This will not be Haller's first trip to Italy.
"Ezra Pound got me to Italy in the first place, with a National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Seminar for College Teachers in 1993,” Haller said. “I liked Italy so much I've taken every opportunity to go back."
In July of 2003, Haller was the chairwoman of the "Pound in the Thirties and Forties" session of the 20th International Ezra Pound Conference in Sun Valley, Idaho.
At the same conference, Haller gave a presentation entitled "The Centaur Leaping: Pound and Dance."
Haller said she enjoys traveling and interacting with others who share her interests and colleagues have noticed.
"She seems to thrive on that (travelling)," director of Student Support Services Sherri Hanigan said.
Students have also observed Haller’s passions in the classroom. Haller incorporates her own favorites with the interests of her students.
"That's very important to me; I'm profoundly attached to the work of Ezra Pound and Virginia Woolf and, to a lesser extent, Willa Cather,” Haller said. “So I try to share with students what I know and what I find out each summer.”
Often, Haller’s summer materials come in handy in the classroom.
“Sometimes the textbooks are helpful, sometimes I have to supplement them.
“I try to share with students what drew me into the profession and what keeps me there happily."
Students agree that Haller accomodates to her students’ own passions and needs.
"She goes with the class rather than having the class set before it starts," junior Brian Brimm said. "She was what I always envisioned for what a college professor should be like."
Staff Writer
Dec. 9, 2004, Page 12
English professor Evelyn Haller speaks quietly, carefully and with precision. Her experiences influence both her conversations and her teaching.
While Haller, chairwoman of the English department, is well-known for her classroom lessons, few realize how much she brings to Doane from outside the classroom. Haller's academic life often melds with her recreational time.
"I arrange my summers around conferences," Haller said. "There's an annual Virginia Woolf conference toward the end of June. The Ezra Pound Conference is every other year; I'm giving a paper on Ezra Pound's translation of a tragedy by Sophocles. That conference is going be in Italy."
This will not be Haller's first trip to Italy.
"Ezra Pound got me to Italy in the first place, with a National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Seminar for College Teachers in 1993,” Haller said. “I liked Italy so much I've taken every opportunity to go back."
In July of 2003, Haller was the chairwoman of the "Pound in the Thirties and Forties" session of the 20th International Ezra Pound Conference in Sun Valley, Idaho.
At the same conference, Haller gave a presentation entitled "The Centaur Leaping: Pound and Dance."
Haller said she enjoys traveling and interacting with others who share her interests and colleagues have noticed.
"She seems to thrive on that (travelling)," director of Student Support Services Sherri Hanigan said.
Students have also observed Haller’s passions in the classroom. Haller incorporates her own favorites with the interests of her students.
"That's very important to me; I'm profoundly attached to the work of Ezra Pound and Virginia Woolf and, to a lesser extent, Willa Cather,” Haller said. “So I try to share with students what I know and what I find out each summer.”
Often, Haller’s summer materials come in handy in the classroom.
“Sometimes the textbooks are helpful, sometimes I have to supplement them.
“I try to share with students what drew me into the profession and what keeps me there happily."
Students agree that Haller accomodates to her students’ own passions and needs.
"She goes with the class rather than having the class set before it starts," junior Brian Brimm said. "She was what I always envisioned for what a college professor should be like."
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